Tapered broom



F. PAU KER TAPERED BROOM Sept. 2, 1958 Filed March 15, 1956 A INVENTOR.

FRANCES PAUKER ATTORNEY United States Patent TAPERED BROOM FrancesPauker, Kingston, N. Y. Application March 13, 1956, Serial No. 571,159

1 Claim. (Cl. 15-160) This invention relates to a novel brush or broomuseful for cleaning clothes and furniture, and other related purposes.

It is a principal object of the invention to provide a brush or broomhaving a tapered contour adapted to enter narrow crevices andinterstices.

It is a further object to provide a brush or broom having asubstantially flat body and tiers of bristles arranged in a taperedconfiguration.

It is a further object to provide a brush or broom having a tiered arrayof bristles for more effective cleaning and to minimize wear.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a whisk broom embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the brush of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are elevational and end views respectively, of a brush.

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of a broom.

Figs. 6 and 7 are side and end views, respectively, of a toothbrush.

In Figs. 1 and 2 is shown a substantially flat whisk broom having asocketed handle 10 in which terminate the aligned and juxtaposedbristles 11. Cords or wires 12 bind the bristles intermediate of theirends. At their free ends the bristles are arranged in a plurality oftiers 13, 14, 15. in a point as at A, B, C, respectively. Each tier issubstantially wedge-shaped and the entire array as viewed endwise inFig. 2 has a plurality of steps. This con- The several tiers eachterminate at the center figuration of the brush adapts it to enternarrow interstices in cleaning clothing, painting, and similar uses.Brushes heretofore known, such as whisk brooms, have conventionally beenmade with flat ends which do not enter narrow crevices withoutdistorting the shape of the body of the brush or broom. The bristles ofthe broom or the brush may be made of straw, synthetic fibers, hemp,jute and other suitable filamentary materials.

The brush shown in Figs. 3 and 4 has a flat base plate 22 to which isattached the generally inverted U-shaped handle 21. Secured to the baseplate 22 are the wedgeshaped tiers 13, 14, 15 of bristles. The bristlesmay be fairly stiff and the brush in this form may be used as a PatentedSept. 2, 1958 scrub brush as well as a brush for personal hygiene use,e. g. as a fingernail brush.

In Fig. 5 is shown a broom usable for sweeping. The wedge-shaped tiers13, 14, 15, 16 permit sweeping in narrow spaces where the usual fiat-endbroom cannot reach. The blade-like wedge-shaped tiers prevent unevenwear and warping of the straw fibers commonly experienced withconventional brooms. A long handle 20 is provided for working with thebroom. The reference symbols in Fig. 5 are numbered to correspond withthose of like parts in Figs. 1 and 2. The broom has an additionalwedge-shaped tier 16 with an apex D at the end of the broom.

In Figs. 6 and 7 is shown a toothbrush. The bristles are attached to thehandle 23 in tiers 13, 14, 15, each being wedge-shaped and having apicesA, B and C, respectively. This structure is well adapted to clean teethefiiciently since the longer bristles in tier 13 readily enter crevicesbetween the teeth, while the shorter and stiffer bristles in tiers 14and 15 effectively clean exposed surfaces.

The apices A, B and C of the juxtaposed tiers in all embodiments of theinvention are aligned with each other and point in a direction away fromthe handle of the brush or broom. In the brushes or brooms of Figs. 1and 5 the line of alignment ZZ of the apices is parallel to thelongitudinal axis XX of the handle of the brush or broom. In the brushesof Figs. 3 and 6 the line of alignment ZZ of the apices A, B, C isperpendicular to the longitudinal axis YY of the plate 22 and of thehandle 23, respectively.

The apex angle T of the several tiers in each of the disclosedembodiments of the invention will be such as to accomplish the intendedpurpose of the brush or 'broom most effectively. This angle may varyfrom fifteen degrees to one hundred and sixty-five degrees depending onthe functions to be performed by the brush or broom. For certain brushesand brooms the apex angle of each tier may be different.

While I have illustrated and describedthe preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patcut is:

A whisk broom comprising a wide bristle body with the bristles gatheredat the transverse center of the body at one end thereof and flaringlaterally at the other end thereof, an elongated handle secured at oneend to the gathered bristles, the flaring end of the bristles havingstepped wedge-shaped tiers, the tiers being in parallelism with eachother, with the apices thereof being disposed along the axis of thehandle, the surfaces of said tiers being flat.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS608,365 Goehring Aug. 2, 1898 1,848,868 Churchill Mar. 8, 1932 1,901,646Hicks Mar. 14, 1933 FOREIGN PATENTS 467,273 Germany Oct. 17, 1928

